Last Name KITSON

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Meaning The son of Christopher, from nickname Kit, Kitson. Also, 'the son of Katherine,' from nickname Kit. This nickname lasted in the North till the 16th century.
The son of Christopher or Kit.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 14,387 (2000 US census) 14,580 (1990 US census)
Count 1,908 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.36%, or 1705 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 6.71%, or 128 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.26%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 2.1%, or 40 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.73%, or 14 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.84%, or 16 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Ukrainian middle names

Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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